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MUG MANIA IRISH CHEF GEMMA STAFFORD KEEPS IT SIMPLE BY EMILY SPECTRE
BY STEVE SADIN
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More than 1,200 people heard a select group of neighbors, an expert and public officials including two members of the U.S. Congress explain why five miles of railroad holding tracks should not be built in Glenview, Northbrook and Lake Forest. The speakers laid out their case March 12 at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, stating that a proposed expansion of Amtrak Hiawatha service between Chicago and Milwaukee need not include holding tracks to allow faster passenger trains to pass slower freights. Those in attendance also learned they will have an opportunity to lobby representatives of the decision makers during a public meeting this spring. The Village of Glenview organized the gathering. The strong public interest centers on a proposal by Amtrak to add three daily round trips to its Hiawatha service between Chicago and Milwaukee. The project is under consideration by the Federal Railroad Administration, Illinois Department of Transportation and Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Glenview officials have been fighting the proposed infrastructure needed to accommodate the increased traffic for nearly four years. Lake Forest, Northbrook, Deerfield and Bannockburn joined the effort in October 2016, when the FRA issued its Environmental Assess-
Gemma Stafford may be a YouTube superstar with more than one million followers, but the professionally trained chef f rom Ireland who is the talent behind the website Gemmaâs Bigger Bolder Baking doesnât share complicated recipes with uncommon ingredients. Staffordâs focus is on accessible recipes that only include ingredients she would stock in her own kitchen. Some of her most popular recipes are one-minute mug cakes made in the microwave. These recipes are simplicity at their finest: mix a few ingredients in a mug, pop it in the microwave, and within about seven minutes start to finish youâve got a homemade cake for one. Stafford was in Chicago for the International Housewares Show March 9-12. In an interview with DailyNorthShore, she said she conceived of microwaveable mugs after a follower requested a recipe for a cake that isnât made in a conventional oven. She mulled over the request until she came up with the idea of microwaving a cake in a mug. The response was overwhelming, and from there Stafford expanded on the concept to include a range of âmug mealsâ such as mug pizza, egg mugmuffins, pudding, cookies, pie â you name it, Stafford can show you how to cook it in a mug. Through her website, YouTube videos and social media platforms, Stafford shares recipes and tips for making easy meals that are real food fast, but far more delicious than fast food. Another fan favorite is a recipe for making homemade ice cream without an ice cream machine. By keeping it simple, Stafford has helped her followers overcome a fear that cooking is difficult. âI didnât reinvent the wheel. I was just pointing out to them Continued on PG 10
Irish baker/superstar Gemma Stafford.
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